We’re now seven weeks into the college football season, and the SEC’s Heisman Trophy candidates pool has thinned considerably during the last few weeks.

LSU RB Leonard Fournette is viewed as the man to beat at this point, and he’s earned that with what has to be considered a historic first half of the 2015 season. Is there anyone in the league that can challenge him now that Georgia RB Nick Chubb is injured?

As each week passes, we’re going to assess the performance of the league’s top players and re-calibrate this list to better reflect the chances of an SEC player bringing home the hardware for the first time since former Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel did so in 2012.

Let’s see how they fared in Week 7:

SEC HEISMAN HOPEFUL RANKINGS

THE OVERWHELMING FAVORITE

RB Leonard Fournette, LSU

2015 stats: 150 carries for 1,202 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns; six catches for 56 yards in six games.

Week 7 performance: We’ve become accustomed to seeing 200-plus yard rushing performances from Fournette this season, so that may have made some people numb to the fact that he ran for 180 yards in this week’s win against Florida. Don’t be one of those people. That’s a tremendous performance against perhaps the best defensive front he has seen all season.

Status: Fournette is the best player in the country on one of the best teams in the country. There’s not much voters can complain about there. At this point, he has to be considered the favorite to bring home the trophy.

SECONDARY CANDIDATES 

RB Derrick Henry, Alabama

2015 stats: 152 carries, 901 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns; eight receptions for 69 receiving yards in seven games.

Week 7 performance: Henry had his best performance of the season during a nationally televised victory at Texas A&M. He carried the ball 32 times for 236 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns. It was the second-highest total for any FBS running back during Week 7 play.

Status: His latest performance against Texas A&M may have been just what his candidacy needed. From a national voter’s perspective, he’s still playing in the shadow of Fournette, with inferior numbers at the same position in the same division. He’ll get his chance to prove his worth in a head-to-head meeting later in the season.

QB Dak Prescott, Mississippi State

2015 stats: 148 of 225 passing for 1,700 yards and 11 touchdowns, no interceptions; 59 carries for 254 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in seven games.

Week 7 performance: Prescott enjoyed what could be considered his best game of the 2015 season, at least from a statistical perspective. He completed 30 of 43 passes for 347 yards passing and three touchdowns, and also ran 10 times for 34 yards and a rushing touchdown during a win against Louisiana Tech.

Status: Prescott has shown a mastery of the Mississippi State offense, as shown by his lack of an interception through 225 passes this season. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been consistently posting the eye-popping numbers necessary for a quarterback that already has two losses to be considered for the Heisman Trophy.

DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M

2015 stats: 30 total tackles, 8.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, seven quarterback hurries and a blocked kick in six games.

Week 7 performance: While his team suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of Alabama, Garrett turned in another productive game. He had five total tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack. He also broke up a pass and blocked a punt. His versatility knows no bounds.

Status: Garrett leads the SEC in sacks and is among the national leaders. He is perhaps the most feared pass rusher in country. However, defensive players rarely make for good Heisman Trophy candidates, and he’s just not likely to get many votes because of the offensive bias.

QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss

2015 stats: 154 of 235 passing for 2,234 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions; 45 carries for 127 yards and four rushing touchdowns in seven games.

Week 7 performance: Kelly threw another big game on the board in terms of stats, but ultimately hurt his candidacy with a loss to Memphis. He completed 33 of 47 passes for 372 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions during a 37-24 loss to the Tigers.

Status: His candidacy has been battered by recent losses to Florida and Memphis. His counting stats are very impressive, but voters tend to lean toward quarterbacks that consistently win big games. He has lost two of his last three.

INJURED, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

RB Nick Chubb, Georgia

2015 stats: 92 carries for 747 yards and seven rushing touchdowns; four catches for 32 yards and a touchdown.

2015 summary: Chubb, who was considered one of the league’s top Heisman candidates in the preseason and through the early portion of the season, suffered a season-ending knee injury at Tennessee on Oct. 10. He was on pace to potentially have an opportunity to make a trip to New York as one of the Heisman finalists. Chubb finished the season with an average of 8.1 yards per carry, and averaged scoring a touchdown once every 12 touches.

Long-shots on the outside looking in: Tennessee RB Jalen Hurd; Texas A&M WR Christian Kirk; Ole Miss DL Robert Nkemdiche; Arkansas RB Alex Collins; Auburn RB Peyton Barber; Missouri LB Kentrell Brothers.